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| Seven killed in Maharashtra oil tanker blast |
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| Thane (Maharashtra), March 22 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and eight injured when a petro-chemical tanker overturned and exploded on the busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai national highway here Saturday, officials said. The tanker, carrying an unknown petro-chemical, reportedly skidded, turned turtle, exploded and caught fire on the highway near Charoti around 2.30 p.m. Police officer Preeti Patil of Kasa police station said the burning tanker hurtled down the highway knocking down around 10 other vehicles in its path. |
| 13 held in Assam witch-hunting case |
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| Guwahati, March 22 (IANS) At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam on suspicion of practicing witchcraft, police said. The victims were identified as Rajendra Brahma (65), his wife Bangali Brahma (60) and their 35-year-old daughter Malati Brahma, police said. Police said the incident took place at Borjhora village in Kokrajhar district under the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD). "Some villagers suspected the family of practicing witchcraft and killed them on the night of March 19," said Inspector General of Police (BTAD) L.R. Bishnoi. |
| BSP MP granted bail in maid torture case |
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| New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A court here Saturday granted two months interim bail to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, accused for torturing his maid. Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma granted two month interim bail to Singh on a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh and two sureties of the like amount. Delhi Police had opposed the bail plea. |
| Woman stabbed to death in Maharashtra train |
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| Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A woman commuter was stabbed to death inside the luggage coach of a moving train in Maharashtra early Saturday, officials said. The woman, identified as Panga J. Andheri, aged around 55, boarded the Virar-Churchgate suburban train around 4 a.m. with a bundle of vegetables. According to Government Railway Police officials in Vasai, as the train picked up speed, an unidentified person jumped into the compartment and repeatedly stabbed the woman with a knife. |
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